The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed into a hostel complex shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 241 passengers and crew, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
Speaking to ANI after visiting the crash site, Mishra said, "I visited the crash site, the hostel, the hospital and the FSL... I also held a review meeting. The state agencies, the Government of India agencies and others have responded very timely and effectively. I met some of the relatives
Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday said that former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among those who died in the tragic Air India flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad. His identity was confirmed through DNA matching.
"Update as of 1.00 pm- From 9 PM last night to 1 PM today, our teams have worked tirelessly to match DNA samples. We are pleased to report that an additional 22 DNA samples have been matched, bringing the total to 42 matched DNA samples so far," Sanghavi said in a post on X.
Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani on Saturday said the administration had arranged for the death certificates of those who died in the Air India plane crash to be issued directly at the hospital, sparing grieving families the need to visit multiple offices.
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge visited the site of the Air India flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad and said such incidents should not be seen as routine occurrences.
In a rare moment of shared mourning, people across Manipur -- still reeling from ongoing ethnic unrest -- have come together to grieve the tragic loss of two young women from the state who were among the ten cabin crew members killed in the recent Air India crash in Ahmedabad.
Reacting to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's questions on the possible sabotage of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday stated that not every issue should be politicised, further stating that one must rise above politics and act with
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday said that the Air India Flight crash that left 241 people dead have shaken the entire nation.
"It is the most unfortunate and tragic event. It has shaken the faith and confidence of the people. We will learn further information after the evidence, such as the black boxes, is probed. An inquiry will be conducted, and proper action will be taken," Moily told ANI.